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Southville

suburban area · Devon

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name refers to a settlement or village situated to the south of a reference point. The '-ville' suffix, though French in origin, is often used to translate or replace Old English '-tun' or similar terms in later periods.

Word origins

South
Old Englishsouth(from sūþ "south")
ville
Norman Frenchtown, settlement(from ville "town")

Historical forms

Sudville